Voting illegally in Texas could carry a sentence of up to 20 years behind bars beginning Sept. 1, when a new law takes effect. Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 1243, which increases the penalties for election fraud from a misdemeanor to a second-degree felony. It also makes attempting to vote illegally a…
Greg Abbott Signs Bill Making Illegal Voting a Felony in Texas
June 15, 2023
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New Texas Bill Would Raise Penalty of Illegal Voting to Felony, Joins Similar Pre-Filed Bills
January 12, 2023
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On the first day of Texas’s 88th regular legislative session, a Republican state representative filed a bill that would increase the criminal penalty for the offense of illegal voting from a Class A misdemeanor to a felony. It’s the latest in a string of similar bills that had been pre-filed by Republican lawmakers ahead of the state’s…
Abbott Calls for Tougher Penalties for Illegal Voting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called on the state’s lawmakers to impose harsher penalties for illegal voting, building on earlier efforts that saw the Republican leader push for a forensic audit of the 2020 election. Abbott on Sept. 30 asked the Secretary of the Texas Senate to identify legislation for consideration during the current special…
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